Scottish Sausage (Lorne Sausage)
A simple, tasty square sausage sliced, fried and traditionally served on a bun in Scotland
Equipment
- 1 foil or metal loaf tin (or 1L cardboard milk carton) use a smaller one. 3.9" x 2.5" works well
Ingredients
- 1 lb (454g) ground beef
- 1 lb (454g) ground pork
- 1.5 cups (150g) fine breadcrumbs I use Panko
- 1¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 2 tsp Kosher salt *do not use 2 tsp table salt, it will be too salty
- 5 oz (150ml) Water
Instructions
- In a medium sized bowl, add the 1 lb (454g) ground beef and the 1 lb (454g) ground pork, the 1.5 cups (150g) fine breadcrumbs , and all of the spices and seasonings (1¼ tsp freshly ground black pepper, 1 tsp ground nutmeg, 2 tsp ground coriander, 2 tsp Kosher salt *do not use 2 tsp table salt, it will be too salty)
- add 5 oz (150ml) Water and mix well then
- Once thoroughly combined, line the foil loaf tin with plastic wrap then pack it with the meat mixture. Flatten the top and pack tightly, cover the top with more plastic or the excess plastic wrap if you have some. (If you don't have a foil or metal pan, you can use a milk carton and press the meat into it (wrap the meat in plastic and push it down into the carton, then freeze and continue the steps). You really just need something to form the square shape, so recycle instead of buy, if you like.
- Put the loaf of meat into the freezer for 1-2 hours or until firm enough to slice (don't let it freeze hard), take it from the freezer and unwrap, then slice into 1/4" slices (or your desired thickness).
- Fry immediately, or wrap in parcels to use later. I separate each sausage with a small piece of parchment paper, so that I can take our just as many as I need.
- Serve hot on a fresh bun or roll. Top with your favorite condiments. (ketchup, HP sauce, etc.).
Notes
My family loves these. They are "breakfast for dinner" at our home quite often. Everyone tops them with their favorite condiment and some even top with a freshly fried egg, for a breakfast for dinner (or breakfast) sandwich. However you enjoy them, you will not be disappointed.